LA32A450 = Nice cabinet design, decent picture quality, decent black levels but bad implementation of dynamic contrast ratio, horrible sound(not an issue if you plan on having a set of other speakers), slight bit of after-image.

LC32A33M = Decent cabinet design traditional Japanese-feel, good picture quality, decent black levels, decent sound, no after-image issues.

I'd suggest you take a look at a few othe models before making your choice.

Generally, the newer LC-32A37M is better in its picture scaling due to an update scaler and a better panel. However, strangely the speaker has been moved to the back so it won't sound nice if you have open air behind the TV. The sound levels will be low, no bass and the treble takes over entirely.

To my knowledge, theres really no 2nd generation plasma which has HDMI connection to begin with.

If thats the case, there really isn't any problem then.

I think you're mistaken.
The loss of detail you are talking about is due to the bigger pixel-pitch on monitors, thus creating all sorts of aliasing effects and low-res textures look EVEN low-res. Nothing to do with post processing, if you even know what post processing is that is.

Best picture?
An intergrated graphics processor(IGP) can produce as good looking as a dedicated GPU on the desktop. Of course, you bring games in and your framerates will drop to the shitter. But a monitor has nothing to do on how good of a picture it can produce regardless of what GPU you are using. Because if thats the case, everyone will be running on a SLI/Crossfire or GTX 295 GPUs now.

That is rather odd....
I haven't encountered that particular problem before....


1) AFAIK, it works.

2) Connect the RCA audio cables to your speakers individually or through a Y-splitter. The PS3 can individually select which type of sound output under the settings, in which case is A/V instead of HDMI for your issue.

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Added on April 18, 2009, 11:59 amIt all depends on your budget.
If you have less than RM1.8 to RM2k, well the pretty much standard affair LCD monitors under these prices are fairly good enough.

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If you mean the 1080p function to choose UNDER THE PS3 display settings, then duh.... of course you can choose it. Either your TV goes completely blank or your TV is able to accept 1080p signals then downscale it to its native 720p.

They would be rather small due to the pixel-pitch on a 22-inch monitor havine 1920x1080 pixels. Its so ultra-tight that on a PC game, you can nearly forget about turning on AA actually.

The fonts in MGS4 are generally very big. So they shouldn't be too hard to read though. Theres no aiming dot in MGS4, just one reticule-circle.

It'll depend on how far you sit from your monitor, if its between 2-4 feet then you shouldn't have a problem.


Whicever suits your eyes best.

IINM, the Viewsonic VX2433wm is a little bit more expensive than the Dell S2409W. Last I saw the Viewsonic was priced at around RM739-RM759. You can get the Dell S2409W for less than RM700 these days.

Anyways, picture quality wise theres not much to compare. Pretty much neck and toe with each other, although I would say color accuracy is a little bit better on the Viewsonic. Nothing major really.

Go for whichever your budget allows.

1.) Best contrast ratio, but just so you know... its DYNAMIC contrast ratio. Quality wise, its decent but I'd take the Viewsonic VX2433WM.

2.) This is what I'd recommend out of the 3 you have your eyes on. The backlight bleed is at the very edge of the screen and doesn't extend more than half an inch, you'd barely notice it.

3.) This BenQ is a 16:10 monitor, no 1:1 pixel mapping either(IINM) or 16:9 zoom in so your games may be stretched. There is a slight bit of ghosting as well due to it not using a TN panel.


Unless you have eyes as good as superman, you aren't going to see any ghosting on your games or movies on the S2409W.

No difference.

DVI is technically HDMI, they're 2 different technologies but they are based off the same concept which is digital connection.
DVI isn't able to carry audio sources through its cable only however. Video quality wise, while HDMI can support higher resolution(which at this moment is out of anyone's reach anyway), they're neck and toe.


My bad.
Confirming the resolution, it is a 16:9 monitor. 16:10 simple scales correctly without cropping on the screen.

The color accuracy of the panel is untouched by the other 2 you mentioned, but personally one thing I really hate from gaming is ghosting. Which unfortunately, the BenQ G2411W does have a little. More over, I'm thinking that this monitor is cost quite a bit as it isn't using TN+ panel. Over RM1k I think.

The blue LED light may be a little bright, it doesn't really annoy me though. If it does annoy you that much, you can always stick a white tape over it.

I don't own to the Viewsonic VX2433wm, but I've tested it out pretty rigurously as part of my job. As I've said, backlight bleed is minimal at best. Some exaggarates it too much just because its irratating to their eyes, as for me I could live with it as the bleed doesn't extend more than half an-inch anyway.

The contrast ratio is typical enough, as good as it gets on a TN panel.

I'm pretty sure that the BenQ G2411HD is more expensive than the Viewsonic though, so better check your budget first. Alternatively, you should try both out personally before picking them up.

Both are about on equal terms.
I definitely perfer the V550 though, its black levels is untouched at the RM3k price point in the LCD arena.
Though if you prefer more of a sharper image as well as having better color vibrance, the Sharp is nicer in a way.

They're neck and toe, so I suggest you bring your PS3 and test them both out to see which looks better in your eyes.


Most places will be restocking at the 3rd week of this month, if not by the latest at the very early of next.
There are definitely still places where the Acer H233H is available, try Viewnet.

What game are you playing?

Do know that many PS3 games are initially 720p(heck their actual resolution are even lower/higher in different aspect ratios). Since you play on a 1080p screen, images will need to be upscaled.... thus, loss in quality.

Some LCD monitors have rather crappy scalers, the Acer H233H... I'm not so sure.

Nothing to do with HDMI cable, less to do with screen size regardless of panel technology.

Its just the way the monitor is built perhaps, sub-par scaler and what not.

Not wanting to spoil your bubbles...

But HDMI cables only cost RM20 at most in Carrefour.

Wow.... and paying RM80 is justified for laziness?
I salute you man!

Oohh... thank goodness you didn't get the Monster... if not really money down the drain.

Unless you have the money to splurge out on a V series BRAVIA under the 32" size, then go for the Aquos.

As for it being too big or small, it depends on how far you are sitting away from it. Of course, how big the space you have is also another factor.

Acer X203H is HDCP compliant.
It doesn't for some reason... display anything when you use a HDMI-DVI cable. Try using a dongle instead.